Where does “clickprint” come from?
clickprint (English) comes from English fingerprint, from English print, from Middle English printen, from Middle English emprinten, from Old French empreinter, from Old French empreindre, from Latin imprimere, from Latin imprimo — in.
clickprint (English): The unique pattern of Internet browsing activity...
Definitions
- The unique pattern of Internet browsing activity...
Ancestry of “clickprint”, step by step
clickprint traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English fingerprint
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | fingerprint | The natural pattern of ridges on the tips of... |
| 2 | English | Of, relating to, or writing for printed... | |
| 3 | Middle English | printen | — |
| 4 | Middle English | emprinten | — |
| 5 | Old French | empreinter | — |
| 6 | Old French | empreindre | — |
| 7 | Latin | imprimere | second-person singular future passive indicative... |
| 8 | Latin | imprimo | I press, impress; I print, imprint, stamp |
| 9 | Latin | īn- | un-, non-, not |
| 10 | Latin | în | in, at, on, upon, from (space) |
| 11 | Latin | en | lookǃ beholdǃ; reallyǃ?; come onǃ |
| 12 | Proto-Italic | en | in |
| 13 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁én | in |
via English click
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | click | A brief, sharp, not particularly loud, relatively... |
| 2 | Middle English | cleken | to seize, clutch; to hatch |
| 3 | Middle English | clechen | to grab |
| 4 | Old English | clēċan | — |
| 5 | Old English | clyċċan | to clutch, clench |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | klukjaną | — |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | klu- | to ball up, conglomerate, amass |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | glew- | Alternative form of *gley-; to amass,... |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵel- | to swallow; swallow |